U of L football has 3 Top 25 teams scheduled

Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino (right) has a word with running back Michael Dyer (left) after Dyer scored a touchdown during a scrimmage game on Saturday at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. (By David Lee Hartlage, Special to the C-J) Aug. 16, 2014.(Photo: David Lee Hartlage, Special to The CJ)Buy Photo

The University of Louisville won't start the 2014 season in either of the preseason top 25 polls, but the Cards have three teams in Sunday's preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll on their schedule.

Top-ranked Florida State, No. 16 Clemson and No. 17 Notre Dame are each on U of L's schedule this fall, with FSU coming to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium for a primetime Thursday night meeting on Oct. 30 on national television.

Clemson hosts U of L on Oct. 11, and Notre Dame, rocked late last week by an academic scandal that could impact its season, hosts Louisville on Nov. 22.

The Cards finished 15th in the final AP poll last season but missed the cut this time, likely due to the loss of three first-round draft picks and the previous coaching staff.

The Seminoles will start the season No. 1 for the sixth time — the first since 1999 when they became the first team to hold the top spot for the entire season.

Florida State received 57 of 60 first-place votes Sunday from the media panel. No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Oklahoma each received one first-place vote. Ohio State is No. 5 and Auburn is No. 6.

The Asssociated Press contributed to this report

AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2013 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 2013 final ranking: